Arlington, VA Named Best Place To Live In Virginia

Arlington, Virginia was just ranked the #1 in the “2018 Best Places to Live in Virginia” list by Niche.com, a website which provides reviews and insights into neighborhoods. Arlington, VA ranked #1 out of over 218 other cities in the study. According to their website, Niche.com, the “rankings and grades are calculated using a series of steps to ensure statistical rigor and useful guidance in deciding where to live.” You can read more about the… Read More

Two Liberty Center – Walkability In The Heart of Ballston

Two Liberty Center, located across from Ballston Quarter, 4040 Wilson Blvd. and The View Luxury Apartments, has one of the best “Walk Scores” around at 96. A variety of fast casual, white table cloth and quick serve restaurants, as well as hotels and retail shops, make Ballston one of the best neighborhoods to live and work in. Previously, we talked about how much Ballston has changed in just a few years time… Read More

The Walk Arlington App

We’ve talked about Walk Arlington and their amazing maps before (see here). This past December, Walk Arlington discussed their app for reporting “damaged sidewalks, missing street signs, broken streetlights, trail maintenance issues” and more. It’s called the Arlington VA Service Requests App and it’s available for free in both the Apple and Google Play app store for your smartphone: As WalkArlington Program Manager, Alli Henry, discusses in the blog: “The ArlingtonVA Service Requests app (yes, they… Read More

Arlington Ranked Best City to Retire

Following recent reports for Arlington, Virginia being ranked as the “Best City to Live in America” and the “2nd Best City for Millennials,” the community has also earned the title as the #1 Best City to Retire, according to Bankrank.com. Around 200 cities were analyzed during the study, which ranks the “Best to Worst” cities to retire. Along with Arlington, other cities in the D.C. metro area ranked highly including (#2) Alexandria, VA., (#4) Silver Spring,… Read More